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Next Big Thing: That's a Wrap!

Tie-dyeing in its various global variations (shibori and batik, for example) has been practiced for centuries. However, I still primarily associate the technique with hippie flower children fashions of the 1960s and my amateurish...

Tie-dyeing in its various global variations (shibori and batik, for example) has been practiced for centuries. However, I still primarily associate the technique with hippie flower children fashions of the 1960s and my amateurish...

Tie-dyeing in its various global variations (shibori and batik, for example) has been practiced for centuries. However, I still primarily associate the technique with hippie flower children fashions of the 1960s and my amateurish attempts at t-shirt dyeing in elementary school. So it was with some trepidation that I observed the recent come back of tie dyed and dip-dyed garments this year --you can see, for example, a textured pair of bleach-dyed jeans from Karen Walker in the Cool Cat story from the August issue of Teen Vogue. The difference now is, of course, that the best tie-dyed pieces are more subtle and nuanced in color and texture, and it’s about having something that looks time-worn and rather than psychedelic.

--TRUC NGUYEN

Are you buying any tie-dyed fashions for back to school? Or will you be doing it yourself at home?